Serie A: Juventus on brink of fifth consecutive title

Juventus defeated Fiorentina 2-1 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze to move to 85 points from 35 games; 12 points clear of Napoli (73 points, 34 games) and need just 1 point from their last 3 games to be crowned champions of Italian Serie A for the fifth successive year. Juventus will also win the Scudetto, if Napoli fails to beat Roma tonight in their fixture.

At Florence, An emphatic volley from Mario Mandzukic put Juventus in front in the 39th minute. Nikola Kalinic pounced on an awful defensive error from Leonardo Bonucci to seemingly seal a draw for Fiorentina with nine minutes remaining, but Morata responded from close range just 107 seconds later.

It looked like Juve’s charge towards the title would be halted when Fiorentina were awarded a penalty in the 89th minute, but Buffon brilliantly denied Kalinic. The final score line went 2-1 in favour of Juventus., who have now won 24 and drawn one of their last 25 league matches, and will be crowned champions if Napoli fail to win at Roma on Monday.